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![Amy Schumer and Annie Leibovitz behind the scenes for the 2016 Pirelli Calendar shoot.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/amu-schumer-pirelli-bts.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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![Serena Williams and Annie Leibovitz behind the scenes for the 2016 Pirelli Calendar shoot.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/serena-williams-pirelli-bts.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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![Fran Leibowitz behind the scenes for the 2016 Pirelli Calendar shoot.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fran-lebowitz-pirelli-bts.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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![Annie Leibovitz and Shirin Neshat behind the scenes for the 2016 Pirelli Calendar shoot.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/shriin-neshat-pirelli-bts.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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